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Show the CIIIMHE IIUEITIOX. TO Ueary Acl Llb.lr to b Is. forced. WAtlimaTuN, D. 0., May 17. Con. grtssmuu Camluettl of California had a short conference with tho l'rtsldent this morning aud left tho White. Heme feeling awured that It wostholnten. tlon oi tho 1'iosldent to sea thu Chluoiu restriction aot enforced. Mr. Caiiilout-tl Caiiilout-tl denied that II would taku auylhlug like tho money mentioned to enforce the not, for tho reason that thoso Chinese entltlod to remain would roiure ceittllcates at their own ex pi me and those against whom Ihu law really Is aimed would bo frightened jut of Ihu couutry thu moment an lion-st lion-st attempt was made to enforce It. Mr. Uamlnetll Is ol tho opinion that what iddltloual money Is needed will be rotodatthe next costlon of Congress, ind ho fears no ror, calif the law. lienors from forty of the slxly-thro Internal revenue districts show that .till Chlneso registered. No repolts have yet been received from thu I'aclOo coast districts. Tho Chinese minister accompanied by an Kogllsli spraking secretary of legation culled at the state department this afternoon and bad a conference with Becrclary Qrrsham In rtgard to UieBuprcroo Court's docMonalllrm. Ini? the constitutionality of tho Urnry act. He gavo no Intimation whatoer ottholutentlin to unpen J diplomatic rthtlons with the United States, but on the contrary Ind I cite J his pirpoee of quieting flairs In China si much ns passible. WAtlNINO TIIK MlSSlONAUtK!. New Vomr, Msy 17. Tho board of foreign missions has becomo alarmed over tho Ueary act and this evening csblod nil their missionaries In China as follows: ... ,, Exclusion aot constitutional; pru. donco urges us to nstl'y stations." Tho cable wassont altera contulta. tlon with tho mission counsel, In view of the posslblo danger whloh might threaten American missionaries now III China In consequence if any re. tallstlou which might bo takon there by tho Inhabitants of thu country. TIlIIEi: CIII.NESt: IIFI.PAISD AND 1V.0 OHUt.ltl.il DFrutllEII. TACOSIA, May 17. Tho United Htatcs commissioner today released tlirco Chinese captured hero while on routa to l'ortland. 'I ho commissioner said the only law they wero violating was the deary law. Two Chinese claiming to bo merchants mer-chants at Portland who canto oil the steamer Victoria and wero tsken oil heruon wrlla of habeas corpus weru today ordered deported. An appeal will lw takun to the Unltud Btalos circuit court. |